The two-time Tony winner was remembered by her son, John Carlin, in an emotional social media post.
Her son, John Carlin, confirmed the news on Wednesday with a touching Instagrampost.
Frances Sternhagen, he wrote beside a carousel of photos.
Frances Sternhagen.Carley Margolis/FilmMagic
She was beloved by many.
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TV lovers will remember the actress for her recurring, twice-Emmy nominated role as Cliff Calvins mother onCheers.
She also spent 17 episodes as Millicent Carter onER, the grandmother of Noah Wyles Dr. John Carter.
Frances Sternhagen in ‘Sex and The City’.HBO
Sternhagen was married to actor Thomas Carlin from 1956 until his death in 1991.
She is survived by her six children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Fly on, Frannie.
Sternhagens son wrote towards the end of his emotional post.
The curtain goes down on a life so richly, passionately, humbly and generously lived.
